A man died early Wednesday in a shootout with a police officer outside a convenience store in the eastern Iowa city of Davenport, police said.
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A man died early Wednesday in a shootout with a police officer outside a convenience store in the eastern Iowa city of Davenport, police said.
An Iowa City man, who helped organize Black Lives Matter protests, pleaded guilty Tuesday to lesser charges for injuring police officers by shining laser beams in their eyes during 2020 protest after George Floyd’s death.
A Cedar Rapids man was arrested Tuesday in relation to a shooting that happened Sunday in which about 24 rounds were fired at a Cedar Rapids apartment building.
The Iowa City Police Department released body camera footage and squad car footage of an arrest that happened Friday night outside a bar in the 100 block of S. Clinton St. A bystander’s video of the arrest, apparently showing an officer hitting the woman once she’s inside the squad car, has been making its way around social media.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A federal appeals court on Monday upheld an eight-year prison sentence for an environmental activist who tried to sabotage the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline.
FAIRFIELD, Iowa (AP) — The trial for a 16-year-old teen accused of killing his high school Spanish teacher will be held in Council Bluffs in western Iowa, a state court judge said Monday.
The Cedar Rapids man convicted in July 2021 of the second-degree murder of Chris Bagley has pleaded guilty in federal court to being a drug user in possession of a firearm.
Iowa City police say they are reviewing an arrest made Friday, partially caught on a bystander’s video, of a woman accused of biting a deputy and attempting to disarm an officer.
A Cedar Rapids man was arrested Friday for stabbing another man following an argument and attempting to elude police. According …
A man who fatally shot two women before killing himself in the parking lot of an Iowa church had been romantically involved with one of the women and faced a court hearing next week on a charge of harassing her, investigators said Friday.
The former sheriff’s deputy deputy allegedly asked to see a woman’s breasts during a traffic stop and implied he wouldn’t give her a ticket if she agreed
The man and woman each face one count of first-degree theft after they allegedly charged a Cedar Rapids homeowner $30,540 for a new roof, solar panels and other home repairs which were never completed.
A judge denied a request Friday to reduce the bond for a Cedar Rapids man accused of beating a woman to death
Joshua Dabusu hopes to make policing more accessible to immigrants and refugees in Iowa City in his new role as the community outreach assistant.
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